"Contest!"
When both Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kiyota Nobunaga shouted "match", Mito Yohei couldn't help but turn his head to look at Jinguji Takeshi beside him. Takeshi didn't hold him back just now, probably because he had already anticipated this situation.
"It's going to be a good show!" Wudao smiled when he saw Sakuragi and Kiyota Nobunaga confronting each other in the field.
On the court, Kiyota Nobunaga was delighted to see that Sakuragi Hanamichi actually thought the same as he did. He must take this opportunity to teach Sakuragi Hanamichi a lesson, and at the same time let Coach Anzai and the seniors of Shohoku see his abilities. He did not want to enter Shohoku High School with the name of a relative in the future.
“Just right!”
"I'll let you know how powerful this genius is!"
"I won't embarrass you. Didn't you just say that dunking is no big deal?"
"The game is very simple. I will do a slam dunk and as long as you can do the same as me, you will win!"
“If you can’t do that, you lose.”
Kiyota Nobunaga held the basketball in one hand and said to Sakuragi Hanamichi. From childhood to adulthood, Kiyota Nobunaga should be most proud of his jumping ability. Although Sakuragi Hanamichi in front of him is much taller than him, he does not believe that Sakuragi Hanamichi can replicate his dunking moves.
Kiyota Nobunaga was not bragging. He had seen many junior high school students and high school students. There were too many who were 180+cm tall and couldn't dunk. Even if they could dunk, most of them were just free throws. But for Kiyota Nobunaga, free throws? What the hell was that
"Huh?!" Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little surprised by the way of competition proposed by Kiyota Nobunaga. He thought it was a one-on-one bullfight, but he didn't expect the other party to propose such a competition method. He was a little stunned for a while.
When Kiyota Nobunaga saw Sakuragi like this, he thought that he was afraid, and immediately teased him, "No way, no way, there really is someone who can't even slam dunk and yet looks down on slam dunks?"
"If you can't do it, just say that you are not as normal as me. After all, not everyone is a genius like me!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Kiyota Nobunaga laughed out loud, very happy to see Sakuragi Hanamichi showing such an expression.
"What?! You said I can't do it?!"
"Asshole, you dare to look down on me? Just do as you say. I'll let you see how powerful Xiangbei's special recruits are!"
"I want you to know that I am different from people like you who have connections!"
When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw that the other party dared to mock him, he became furious. However, after being provoked by Kiyota Nobunaga, he immediately agreed.
When Kiyota Nobunaga saw Sakuragi agreed, he immediately called his players to leave the court and make room. At the same time, Coach Anzai and Kiyota Ryumasa also came closer. Neither of them stopped Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kiyota Nobunaga. The two old men also looked very interested in this game.
"Get out of the way! Watch out!"
Kiyota Nobunaga pushed Sakuragi Hanamichi away and walked to the three-point line with the basketball in his arms. Sakuragi, who was pushed away, quickly calmed down and stood a little further away, folding his hands in front of his chest, looking at Kiyota Nobunaga in the distance. He wanted to see what tricks Kiyota Nobunaga could come up with.
"Hey, Budo, is this really okay?"
"That kid's jumping ability is pretty good, but it's still a little behind Sakuragi. After all, there's a huge height difference between the two of them."
"Wouldn't it be bad to directly embarrass Coach Anxi's old friend?"
Mitsui Shou, Wudao and Yohei also walked to the sidelines at this time, watching the "slam dunk contest" between Sakuragi and Kiyota Nobunaga up close. Mitsui Shou looked at the confident Kiyota Nobunaga and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
He admitted that Kiyota Nobunaga's jumping ability was good, far better than his peers, and even many high school students were far inferior to him, but if the opponent was Sakuragi Hanamichi, then...
"No, it won't have any impact no matter who wins or loses."
"Besides, I actually don't think highly of Sakuragi. Dunking requires more than just jumping ability."
"If it's just a height contest, Sakuragi will definitely win. Even if it's an absolute jumping contest, Sakuragi won't necessarily lose. But if it's a slam dunk..."
Wu Dao shut up immediately after saying this, because at this time, Kiyota Nobunaga on the court had already taken action.
Standing outside the three-point line, Kiyota Nobunaga lifted his left and right feet and did a simple stretch, dribbled the ball in place to get a feel for the ball, then quickly dropped the ball and rushed toward the basket.
In the first ball, Kiyoda Nobunaga didn't do anything fancy. He rushed into the basket and jumped directly, slamming the ball into the basket with one hand. If you ignore Kiyoda Nobunaga's age and height, this would just be an ordinary slam dunk.
"Huh! That's it?! Is that all?!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi saw this and snorted, mocking him. Kiyota Nobunaga picked up the ball after landing, threw it to Sakuragi Hanamichi, and mocked him:
"Shut up! Talk only when you can do it! This level of slam dunk is probably very difficult for you."
Sakuragi Hanamichi subconsciously caught the basketball. Listening to Kiyota Nobunaga's ridicule, he was not angry at all. Instead, he showed a confident smile. He didn't respond and walked directly to the three-point line with the basketball in his arms.
He seemed to be very persistent in doing what Kiyota Nobunaga had said before, and he went to stand at the same position outside the three-point line as Kiyota Nobunaga had just stood. After he got to the position, he did not forget to ask, "Hey, is this the place?!"
"Stop talking nonsense. It's the same everywhere. You can't do it anyway." Kiyota Nobunaga waved his hands, not understanding Sakuragi Hanamichi's mood at all.
"Hehe, I'm just worried that you'll have other excuses and won't admit it!"
Sakuragi mocked, stretched the muscles of his shoulders and neck, and without dribbling the ball or moving his knees, he jumped lightly and started running towards the basket with the ball.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's dribbling speed was not very fast, but each step he took was very big. Soon, Sakuragi Hanamichi came to the basket, grabbed the ball with one hand, jumped lightly, and the whole person quickly became airborne and then dunked the ball into the basket.
Sakuragi Hanamichi performed the entire series of actions with great ease. It was clearly a slam dunk, but this time he performed it surprisingly lightly, giving people the feeling that his dunking was as easy as eating and drinking.
Different from the explosiveness and power displayed by Kiyota Nobunaga's powerful slam dunk just now, what stood out about Sakuragi's shot was "easy".
"oh!"
Kiyota Ryumasa, who was watching the game on the sidelines, let out a low cry of surprise when he saw Sakuragi Hanamichi's slam dunk. He was greatly surprised by Sakuragi Hanamichi's shot. He had imagined many situations in his mind before, and he guessed that Sakuragi Hanamichi might be able to make a more powerful slam dunk than Kiyota Nobunaga, but he didn't expect that Sakuragi's slam dunk was so easy.
The information revealed behind this ball is also huge. Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was able to dunk like this, did not even use his full strength!
If it were a dunk-free player, it would be impossible for him to do such a light dunk.
"Anxi, I just heard them talking, is this red-haired guy also a special recruit?"
"He's only in the third grade of junior high school?"
Kiyota Ryumasa stroked his chin and looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with deep interest. Before, Sakuragi attracted his attention only because of his figure and bright hair color, but now, there was something else.
"Ah! Next year's freshman." Coach Anzai was a little surprised to see Sakuragi's slam dunk. He didn't expect that this rookie Sakuragi could do such a slam dunk with ease. However, he is much better than Kiyota Ryumasa. After all, he knows Sakuragi Hanamichi's jumping ability, so it is not surprising that he can do such a move.
"Shohoku High School is really full of talented people!"
"I think you guys really have what it takes to compete for the championship next year in IH."
As Kiyota Ryumasa spoke, he turned his head and looked at Jinguji Takeshi and Mitsui Shou who were standing not far away and watching the game. He was also a little happy. After all, his grandson would go to Xiangbei in the future. The stronger Xiangbei was, the better it would be for his grandson. Kiyota Ryumasa was not afraid that his grandson would not be able to compete with others, and he was even less afraid that his grandson would be defeated by others' talents.
When it comes to basketball, you can only become stronger by playing with strong people!
"Hey, this level of slam dunk is too easy and a bit boring, let's do something interesting!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed the basketball with one hand, threw the ball to Kiyota Nobunaga, and said with a smile. At this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi no longer had any anger in his heart. Looking at Kiyota Nobunaga's surprised face, Sakuragi felt so good.
When Kiyota Nobunaga heard what Sakuragi Hanamichi said, he slammed the basketball with both hands, and his surprised look quickly faded away. He responded excitedly:
"Okay! This is more interesting!"
"If I could easily beat you, I wouldn't want to go to Shohoku High School!"
Kiyota Nobunaga dribbled the ball to the three-point line again. This time, he was finally ready to get serious. He stood outside the three-point line holding the basketball, stared at the basket and took a deep breath.
He casually spun the ball with both hands, and as it bounced back, he quickly controlled the ball and ran towards the basket. This time, Kiyota Nobunaga's running speed was also slightly slower, controlling the rhythm of his movement. After catching the ball, he took a big step to the basket and jumped right under the basket.
While in the air, the basketball was pulled down from above Nobunaga Kiyota's head to his hips, and then he lifted the ball over his head again and put it into the basket.
Pull-up slam dunk, this time Kiyota Nobunaga's slam dunk action seemed a bit slow, it could only be considered a no-dunk. Although the slam dunk action was smooth, the basketball obviously hit the edge of the basket when it entered the basket.
Although there were flaws, this slam dunk still made Mitsui Hisashi drop his jaw and stare at Kiyota Nobunaga on the court.
"How... is... this... possible?!"
Mitsui Shou looked at Kiyota Nobunaga, who was 10 cm taller than him, in shock. His mouth was wide open. If it was just a slam dunk, Mitsui Shou would be a little surprised and a little envious of Kiyota Nobunaga's talent, but such a pull-up slam dunk from a 170+cm junior high school student was something he could not accept.
Even if the basket is only 290cm high, because he, Mitsui Shou... can't do it...
"What an amazing boy!" Coach Anzai raised his head slightly and pushed his glasses, as if he wanted to take a closer look at Kiyoda Nobunaga. It can be predicted that if Kiyoda Nobunaga's height catches up, this boy will definitely become a very terrifying player.
"There's something. It would be a waste if Kiyota's talent was used to play without the ball."
"Bounce means explosion. If this kid practices dribbling and breakthrough well, he will definitely become an excellent point guard."
"Hainan's use of him is too wasteful."
Jinguji Budo looked at Kiyota Nobunaga in the field, thinking about how to bring out the other party's ability after he joined Xiangbei in the future. Kiyota Nobunaga's talent was stronger than he expected, which was very helpful to Xiangbei's future.
"How about it! Can you do it?! Red-haired monkey!"
After completing the slam dunk, Kiyota Nobunaga was in a good mood. He put his hands on his hips and laughed.
Sakuragi Hanamichi curled his lips, walked to Kiyota Nobunaga, bent down to pick up the basketball, then walked to the three-point line. Recalling Kiyota Nobunaga's dunk just now, Sakuragi Hanamichi breathed a sigh of relief and started running towards the basket.
He moved very fast, and soon he was close to the basket. When he was about two meters away from the basket, Sakuragi Hanamichi started to take the ball, and after two steps, he jumped up several dozen centimeters away from the basket. He jumped very high, and if he just glided over like this, he could give everyone a beautiful slam dunk.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi pulled the ball back and lowered it to his crotch, but in just this one move, Sakuragi Hanamichi had already glided under the basket, and when Sakuragi raised the ball again and wanted to put it into the basket, all his routes were blocked by the basket.
“Ding~”
With a slight sound, Sakuragi Hanamichi was blocked by the basket. The basketball bounced back quickly, hit Sakuragi's head and bounced out. After landing, Sakuragi staggered and took two steps forward before he stood firm.
The mistake in the pull-up dunk caused Sakuragi Hanamichi to lose his balance in the air. After landing, he was unable to stand steadily and almost fell.
Although Sakuragi was not injured, his face was red, almost the same color as his hair.
“Hahahahahahaha!
”
"Sure enough! You can't do it! I really am a genius!"
"Hahahahaha! I win!"
Kiyota Nobunaga tilted his head back and laughed. Sakuragi Hanamichi's failure to replicate the performance made Kiyota Nobunaga in a good mood, and he announced his victory without thinking.
"Damn it! Damn it!
!
”
"How is it possible that this genius has failed?!"
"asshole!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was furious and did not respond to Kiyota Nobunaga's words. He picked up the basketball on his own and jogged to the three-point line, ready to try again. Sakuragi didn't think he couldn't even do such a "simple" move.
"It's useless, it's useless, you can't possibly succeed, hahahaha!"
"You are different from me, hahaha!"
Kiyota Nobunaga never stopped laughing. Beating Sakuragi made him feel very good about himself.
Just as Sakuragi Hanamichi was about to try again with the ball, Jinguji Takeshi walked into the court and grabbed Sakuragi who was about to start.
"Okay, let's stop here for the competition. We still have several places to go next."
"This time, Qingtian won. If you feel unwilling, go back and train hard."
Wudao grabbed Sakuragi's shoulders and whispered. He didn't want Sakuragi to try again. A pull-up slam dunk is not a difficult task for a player with such a high bounce as Sakuragi. He can easily complete it by controlling the rhythm. Sakuragi Hanamichi failed only because it was his first time to do such a move.
Try it a few times and you will naturally master it.
But martial arts will not let Sakuragi succeed like this. If this guy really wins, this bastard will definitely be proud of himself. Instead of letting Sakuragi be proud, it is better to let him remember today's failure and let him work harder during training. Thinking back to today's scene and the face of Kiyota Nobunaga, Sakuragi will definitely work hard in training.
As for whether Sakuragi would feel depressed because of such a failure? Come on, idiots won't have such emotions! Even if they do, it's just a matter of Haruko's words.
"Ah~~" Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed his hair in annoyance, quite unwilling to accept the loss. He was unwilling to lose on one hand, but he was even more unwilling to lose in such a simple move.
"Martial Arts Senior! Slam Dunk, you can do it too, right?!"
"Can you dunk like this?!"
At this moment, Kiyota Nobunaga came in front of Wudao and Sakuragi and suddenly asked.
"What?! What do you mean, you bastard?! Of course Budo-kun can do it easily!"
"What are you thinking, asshole!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was still upset, but when he heard Kiyota Nobunaga say this, he got angry again. Even if he was a fool, he knew what Kiyota Nobunaga meant.
"Boy....Are you going to challenge me?"
Jinguji Takeshi also shifted his gaze to Kiyota Nobunaga. Takeshi, who was nearly two meters tall, lowered his head and looked down at Kiyota Nobunaga.
A terrifying feeling of oppression enveloped Kiyota Nobunaga, and the sun's rays were blocked by the figure of Budo.
Kiyota Nobunaga swallowed quietly, mustered up his courage, and nodded heavily.
His grandfather always taught him that in basketball, there are only strong and weak, no seniors and juniors.
Kiyota Nobunaga had watched Budo's matches and knew that Budo had very good jumping ability, but the technical characteristics displayed in Budo's matches were basically centered around shooting. Slam dunks were not necessarily what Budo was good at.
He, Qingtian, will defeat the strong today and establish his future position in Xiangbei High School!
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